Townsend happy to trouble Hodgson

Andros Townsend is keen to make Roy Hodgson’s job as difficult as possible as he looks to secure his place in the final 23-man England squad for Euro 2016.

Townsend struggled for form and game time with Tottenham at the start of the season but a £12m move to Newcastle in January has reinvigorated him.

The 24-year-old has turned in some impressive performances for the Magpies and although it was ultimately not enough to keep Newcastle in the Premier League, it helped secure a berth in Hodgson’s provisional 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament in France.

“Some people were reporting I was in the squad, some that I was out, so it was real relief when I was named in the provisional squad. Now it is up to me to force my way into the final 23,” Townsend told Sky Sports News HQ.

“The start of the season was a disappointment but I always had the faith that if I could get a run of games, my form would get back to where I …

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